I am telling everyone I know that they MUST pick up this book - what a wonderful read Carolyn Weber has crafted. Surprised by Oxford is Carolyn's memoir of her journey to Christ through Oxford. I loved everything about this book - her writing is fabulous! She weaves in many references to literature as she teaches literature and her background comes through loud and clear. What I love about this book is that Weber heads off to Oxford to study - NOT to find God - but her journey is chronicled so well that you, as the reader, can feel her struggle as she strongly makes it clear she DOES NOT need God. Weber is a pretty strong woman with strong feminist ideas - her journey is fantastic and will resonate with many people that read it. Her questioning is real and the answers people give her in her journey are thoughts we can all relate to and may have heard ourselves along the way. I would give this to skeptics, new believers, and people who've been believers for ages - it will challenge and encourage - I loved it!
*I was sent a copy of the book by the publisher for review purposes.
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